2004 Awardees
Because of the overwhelming success of its recent fund raising auction and the wonderful generosity of a number of individuals and businesses, Abaco Pathfinders' Scholarship Foundation is able to award 13 partial scholarships this year instead of its usual ten. This is fortunate because the number of applicants was almost double those of previous years.
The selection of this year's students was very difficult because of the large number of outstanding applicants. After the application review process and the personal interviews, Pathfinders' scholarship committee made the following selections:
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Viline Baptiste is the first recipient of a scholarship provided through Pathfinders from Food for the Poor, Inc. of Deerfield, Florida. This scholarship was facilitated by Mr. David Price who is that foundation's Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Counselor. The scholarship is in the honor of the Most Reverend Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese of the Bahamas. Miss Baptiste will graduate this year from St. Francis De Salles School, where she has been an honor's student. She plans to attend college in the United States and pursue an education in medicine.
Tia Knowles will be a 2004 graduate of Forest Heights Academy. She is considering several colleges in the United States where she plans to major in theater and psychology. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Knowles of Marsh Harbour.
Joshua Malone, the son of George and Debbie Malone of Man-O-War, is a graduate of Forest Heights Academy. He plans to attend either Palm Beach Atlantic University or Toccoa Falls College in Georgia and study computer information systems and business administration.
Shane Cash, who will graduate this year from Forest Heights Academy, will be attending Ramapo University in New Jersey. There he plans to obtain a degree in secondary education and hopes to become a history teacher and coach here in Abaco. He is the son of Don and Carrie Cash of Hope Town.
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June and is the son of William C.G. Malone Sr. and Charlotte Malone of Casuarina Point.
Sarah Swain is a 1994 graduate of Abaco Central High School. For the last several years she has been an assistant head cashier at Price Right, Ltd. S
Sbrina Laing of Black Wood is currently attending the College of the Bahamas where she is taking classes to prepare hera for entering the nursing program there. Miss Woods is a 1999 graduate of S.C. Bootle High School and is the daughter of Esther Laing.
Dawson Malone will be entering a pre-law program at the College of the Bahamas this year. He will graduate from Agape Christian School this
he has completed a certificate program in daycare education and plans to attend the College of the Bahamas and earn a degree in primary education. She is the daughter of Stevenson Jay and Margaret Swain of Dundas Town.
Chervain Dean graduated from Abaco Central High School and then attended College of the Bahamas where she was awarded an Associate Arts degree in psychology. She plans to pursue her studies in psychology at one of the two schools where she has been accepted, Louisiana State University or the University of Tampa. Miss Dean is the daughter of Christopher and Christine Dean of Marsh Harbour.
Miquell Miller of Green Turtle will graduate from Forest Heights Academy this year. Miss Miller has been accepted at Ramapo University in New Jersey and plans to eventually go into medicine. Miss Miller is the daughter of Patricia McIntosh.
David McHale Davis, the son of Atlee and Michelle Davis of Murphy Town, is now attending St. John's University in Minnesota where he is majoring in environmental science. He is a 2001 graduate of Abaco Central High School.
Devaughan Edgecombe, the son of Mrs. Sarah Dawkins of Murphy Town, has been attending Palm Beach Atlantic University where he is majoring in business. He is a 2002 graduate of Abaco Central High School.
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Mario Sawyer, a 2003 graduate of Abaco Central High School, is now attending ATI Career Training Center in Ft. Lauderdale where he is studying architectural drafting. Mr. Sawyer is the son of Mrs. Erma Sawyer of Dundas Town.
Samantha Major has been awarded a four year scholarship to Shenandoah University in
Winchester, Virginia through a partnership between the University, Ms. Rhonda Hull of Marsh Harbour and Abaco Pathfinders. This unique scholarship was facilitated by Dr. and Mrs. Jack Helm, residents of Winchester and second home owners on Elbow Cay. Miss Major, who is the daughter of Ms. Wanda MacKey of Hope Town, first graduated from Forest Heights Academy in 2003 and then attended high school in Ohio as an exchange student, taking college preparation courses. She will be majoring in biology at Shenandoah and then plans to enter a pre-medicine program.
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